Monk Parakeet
Species name
- in Latin: Myiopsitta monachus (Boddaert, 1783)
- in English: Monk Parakeet
Species common names
- Cliff Parakeet (en)
- Grey-breasted Parakeet (en)
- Quaker parakeet (en)
- Quaker parrot (en)
Taxonomy
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family: Psittacidae
-
subfamily: Psittacinae
- genus: Myiopsitta
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subfamily: Psittacinae
Subspecies
- Myiopsitta monachus calita
- Myiopsitta monachus cotorra
- Myiopsitta monachus luchsi
- Myiopsitta monachus monachus
Breeding regions
IUCN Redlist status:
LC — Least Concern
United States Virgin Islands
(vagrant)
Bahamas, Commonwealth of the
(introduced (regionally extinct))
Argentina, Argentine Republic
(native)
Bolivia, Republic of
(native)
Brazil, Federative Republic of
(native)
Paraguay, Republic of
(native)
Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of
(native)
Uruguay, Eastern Republic of
(native)
Cayman Islands
(introduced)
Guadeloupe
(introduced)
Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
(introduced)
Spain, Kingdom of
(introduced)
United States of America
(introduced)
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